Curtain-pole lifter



' M. cAYToN.

CURTAIN POLE LIFTER.

, APPLICATIQN FILED MAY 23, 1919.

1,334,649, Patented Mar.23,1920.

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MAX CAYTON, 0F WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

CURTAIN-POLE METER.

Application filed May 23, 1919.

To all zc/wm z' may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX CAYTON, a citizemof the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Curtain-.Pole Lifters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for lifting curtain and portiere poles olf of theirl supporting brackets and for placing them thereon.

It is designed and adapted to facilitate the labors of housekeepers. As is well known, it is usually necessary whenever window curtains, or the like, are to be hung or taken down, which inthe case of lace curtains in cities has to be done at not infrequent intervals, to make use of a step ladder, which makes it an onerous task, especially for women, who usually have it to do. By the use of my device, no step-ladder, or the like, is required, for the pole can easily be reached and lifted off, or placed upon the brackets, while the operator is standing on the floor. The device is adjustable to suit different lengths of poles and folds up when not in use. i

It is illustrated in the accompanying drawing,-Figure l is a front view showing the device in use; Fig. 2 is a side View of the device on a larger scale, and Fig. 3 is a rear view of the device folded up.

The improved curtain pole lifter consists of a handle l, which may be of any suitable Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

serial No. 299,157.

length, say four feet, and preferably made of wood; a metal bracket 2, secured to the end of the handle and having the lateral lugs or ears 3, and the arms t, pivoted to said lugs 3 by means of a bolt 5 provided with a wing nut 36; each arm is provided at its free end with a bracket 7 of suitable shape and size to fit a curtain pole. By loosening the nuts 6, the arms 4; can be spread to any angle desired to accommodate poles of different lengths and windows of different heights.

When the housekeeper is through using the device, she folds it up into the form shown in Fig. 3, so that it takes up practically no space for storage until needed again.

lhile devices for this purpose have heretofore been proposed and patented, as far as I am aware there are none on 'the market, and I believe that my device is more practical and compact than the prior ones, and that what I am entitled to claim is expressed in the following:

A curtain pole lifter, comprising a handle, a bracket secured to one end thereof and provided with laterally projecting ears, an

arm pivoted to each of said ears, means to clamp said arms to said ears in adjusted angular position, and pole-engaging hooks secured to the free ends of said arms.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand.

MAX CAYTON. 

